Skirt measuring and marking device



SKIRT MEASURING AND MARKING DEVICE Filed Dad. 1,1941 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Fig.1

' INVENTOR. Ihroldfl. 1mm,

ATTORNB'Z Nov. 17, 1942. H. A. REICH 2,302,573

SKIRT MEASURINQ AND MARKING' DEVICE Filed Dec. 1, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IINVEINTORL Hamid Afleieh,

27 E & z 33-" l Patented Nov. 17,1942

UNIT'ED STATES VQF FJCE "2,302,573 v I sirnvr mmsnimvcmmnkrnepnv on Harold ALIQeieh, NewQYorle' NiY.

Application December 1, 19h, Serial No. 421,142

l 2 Claims. (01.133 9) The invention here disclosed relates to, devices or slats 1H and I2, 'pivotally connected at their for measuring and marking skirts desired heights upper 'an'd'lower ends'at l3, 'l iand pivotal-1y from the floor. r v j connected where they cross atthe-center at- 15. Y Objects of the invention are to provide a'de- The end bars are shown pivotaily connected vice of this nature, which when not in use. can I at 'thelower ends at [6, with uprightend p'osts be folded to small dimensions, which can be or bars I-1, and as slidingly and pivotally conquickly set up and adjusted to the desired height nected' at the upper ends with said same uprights and which then in the position of use, will be I'Lby'clamp' bolts 1'8; slida-ble in vertical slots 19, completely self-sustaining and substantial in and heldby wing nuts 20; character to afford practical .and efiicient means 10 Also there is provided in the illustration an for measuring or marking the skirt and which intermediate upright 2|, pivotally engaged at its further will be'of a character readily manufaclower end onone'of the lattice bar pivot studs i4, tured and inexpensive as to cost, and slotted .at 2 2,, for the clamp bolt and wing Other objects and the novel features by which nut I8, .20, provided atthat point as a substitute all purposes of the invention are attained will for one of the lattice bar'upper pivots l3. appear and are set forth in the following specifi- The described construction. can be collapsed cation. v p compactly as shown in Fig. 2,;orloe easily eX- The drawings accompanying and forming part tended as in Fig. 3. With .such extension, the of the specification illustrate present preferred overallheight of the angled lattice bar proporiorms of the invention, but structure may be fur tionately'reduoes, while the uprights retain their ther modified and changed with respect to the upright .position and of course, full height. As a present disclosure, all within the true intent and consequenee,,.the uprights can 'be utilized as a broad scope of the invention as hereinafter 'destandard by which to indicate actual height of fined and claimed. 1 V g the extensible .and contractible portion .of the Fig. 1 is a general view. illustrating the device device. g

set up and in use. To facilitate such indication andine'asurement, Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the device the uprights are shown as carrying scales 23, and

fully collapsed. the vertically adjustable structure as carrying Fig. 3 is a side view showing the latticework pointers 2 4, registerable on said scales. structure extended as for adjusting it to a deln'ftheillustration; the pointers 24, are carried sired height. by or formpart o'fthe washers 25, engaged on Fig. 4 is 'an enlarged broken detail illustrating the'upper pivot bolts and caught under the wing particularly features for measuring the height nuts 20, said pointer extensions shown as having and for securing the ends of the latticework wall side lugs 2*6, bent down to ride in the slots 22. together. Suitable means are preferably provided for Figs. 5 and 6 are broken sectional views as on coupling the end uprights l1, together to retain lines 5-5 of Fig. 4 and 6-6 of Fig. 3 respecthe gage in the circular self-standing relation tively. shown in Figs. 1, 7 and 8, for example, links 21 Figs. 7 and 8 are broken perspective details each slidably engaged in a slot 22, of one upright illustrating setting of the marker to different 0 and adapt to be hooked ut the other pheights and in the second instance, overlapping ht, Shown pa t cu ar y in Fig. 4. the ends to keep the circular outline to the same If the ends of the ga e a e overlapped as how circumference. in Fig. 8, these hooks may be caught about the Fig. 9 is a broken sectional detail showing a latticework structure to sustain the device in the perforated tube construction used for actual Circular psta d re at o marking purposes. To assure free pivotal action, washers such as In the general view, Fig. 1, the device is shown shown at Figs- 6 and may be interposed at as consisting of a substantially circular gage wall t e p between the slats- These Washers lo, adapted to be set up in self-sustaining relapr vide na spa s 9, between the pp r ds tion on the floor, about the skirt, either on a form 0 t e s ats 150 re a straightedge ther or on the person, to be measured or marked, marking or measuring device. Figs. 4 to 8 show Vertical adjustability for height and longitua straightedge in the form of a flexible tape 30, dinal adjustability for circumference are attained serted in s space a in t a relation regisby constructing this gage in extensible latticetering with the measuring pointers 24, Figs. 4 work form of two sets of angularly related bars and 5.

Fig. 9 shows a tape or thin bracket structure 3|, inserted in the slots 29, between the tops of the slats and supporting a perforated tubular ring or ring segment 32, for effecting marking of the skirt with powdered chalk, talcum or other marking medium.

It is contemplated that other gaging or marking means may be employed, as for example, elastic cord supported in the slots 29, and which when properly chalked can be snapped in the gaps between the upper ends of the slats to impress any desired number of chalk lines about the skirt.

The wing nut pivot connections provide practical and convenient means for clamping and securing the gage in any desired longitudinally extended and vertically adjusted relation, but it is contemplated that other forms of clamp devices may be employed. Also various means may be used for attaching the ends of the gage together or holding them in the overlapped relation, Fig. 8, to retain the device in firm selfsustaining circular formation,

When not in use, the device may be collapsed and stored away in the compact folded form shown in Fig. 2.

When the clamps are loose, the device can be freely stretched out as in Fig. 3. In such longitudinal extension, the vertical height of the lattice formation is reduced and when the height desired is indicated on scales 23, the clamps can be secured and the device set up on-edge and the uprights brought together to connect the structure in circular formation. In this condition, the gage is fully self-sustaining and forms a firm sort of wall which can be used direct as a means for indicating skirt length, or for example, as an aid for inserting pins, making stitches or marks on the skirt, etc.

If a straight edge is desired, as for drawing a continuous line, the flexible tape 30, or other medium may be inserted in the holding slots at the upper ends of the lattice. If a circular marking tool, such as indicated in Fig. 9, is used, a bulb or similar device may be attached for forcing the marking powder out through the perforations.

The device may be made in different materials, such as wood, metal. Celluloid, cardboard, plastics, or the like, and the shape of the bars or slats may vary, though the flat form indicated is at present preferred, because this combines a desirable degree of stiffness and strength with flexibility for conforming to the substantially circular outline.

The end uprights H, 11, may be omitted and the lattice strips at the ends of the structure be directly connected together. Also the lattice construction may be simplified as by eliminating the crossing of the bars at intermediate points and omitting any intermediate pivots such as I5. Other variations may be made coming within the true scope of the invention and terms employed herein are to be construed accordingly.

What is claimed is:

1. A skirt measuring and marking device, comprising angularly related bars pivotally connected in lattice formation and variable in transverse width with longitudinally extensive and contractive movements of the same, means for indicating transverse dimensions of said latticework structure, means for securing said structure in desired positions of transverse extent and means for removably securing end portions of the adjustable structure together in circular self-sustaining relation, said lattice bars having narrow spaces between the upper ends of the same and a flexible straightedge removably insertable in said spaces.

2. A skirt measuring and marking device, comprising a series of angularly related bars pivotally connected at their upper ends in extensible and contractible lattice formation, said lattice formation being sufficiently flexible to permit bringing of the ends of the same together into a complete circle, means at the ends of said lattice formation for temporarily securing end portions of the same together in such circular arrangement and the bars of said lattice formation having the requisite strength to form an upright self-sustaining substantially circular wall when said end portions of the lattice formation are so connected together, means for indicating the skirt length measurements provided by the upper pivotally connected ends of the lattice bars in various positions of adjustment of the extensible and contractible lattice formation, means for temporarily securing the lattice bars with the upper pivotally connected ends at various skirt length positions and a circularly extensible flexible skirt marking member removably and slidably supported on the upper pivotally connected ends of said lattice bars.

HAROLD A. REICH. 

